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A two-year-old girl died after being hit by a fertiliser transport lorry driven by her 61-year-old grandfather in Gurun, Kedah. Police are investigating how the child came to be in the vehicle's path unnoticed.
A 2-year-old girl died after being struck by a lorry her grandfather was reversing at their home in Sungai Petani. The 61-year-old man is assisting police investigations into the fatal accident.
A 45-year-old secondary school PE teacher in Singapore has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a student aged 14 to 15, with incidents occurring at a hotel and school premises between 2022 and 2023.
Malaysia's communications regulator is pushing for greater consistency between laws governing the physical and digital worlds to better protect children and vulnerable groups from escalating online threats and exploitation.
France has sealed a deal on legislation banning social media for children under 15, with final parliamentary votes scheduled before summer recess. The move follows pressure from the European Commission to align with EU digital safety standards.
A supermarket sales assistant appeared in Shah Alam Magistrate's Court facing a murder charge related to the death of a newborn baby in Subang Jaya, a case that has drawn significant attention to child safety concerns.
A 10-year-old girl who disappeared from Kota Kinabalu on July 13 has been found dead. Police have classified the case as murder and arrested two men in relation to the incident.
A trainee educator in Ipoh has denied six counts of sexual assault involving a teenage student. The case raises fresh concerns about safeguarding protocols in Malaysian schools and the vetting procedures for those entering the teaching profession.
A 22-year-old Singaporean has been sentenced to nine years and seven months imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane for sexually abusing two 13-year-old girls. He deceived both victims about his age through online contact.
Authorities in Perlis have arrested a social media influencer accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl and producing inappropriate images. The incident occurred at a rented residential property in Kangar.
A private college employee appeared in Shah Alam Sessions Court on charges of sexually assaulting and committing sodomy against two teenage boys. The accused pleaded not guilty to all three counts.
The European Parliament has failed to resolve divisions over how to tackle online child sexual abuse, allowing a key voluntary reporting mechanism to lapse while disputes over encrypted messaging persist.
The European Parliament has approved temporary rules permitting major technology companies to detect and remove child sexual abuse material online, whilst preserving protections for encrypted messaging platforms.
India has ordered Meta Platforms to remove child abuse material from Instagram and disable related advertisements, intensifying regulatory pressure on the US tech giant in its largest user market.
A 12-year-old girl's body was discovered in a pond in West Bengal's Baruipur, sparking massive protests. Enraged villagers blocked roads and railway tracks, and one youth was killed by the mob, while police arrested two others in connection with the case.
Authorities in Shah Alam have detained a college staff member accused of sexually assaulting and sodomising two teenage students. The arrest comes following investigations into multiple allegations of child abuse.
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A former kindergarten teacher pleaded not guilty to money laundering charges involving RM133,550 allegedly connected to an unlawful child-relocation scheme targeting New Zealand. The case raises concerns about exploitation networks.
A senior citizen appeared before the Ayer Keroh Sessions Court in Melaka facing two separate charges of sexual assault against primary schoolchildren, marking a serious breach of trust within a religious institution.
French President Emmanuel Macron and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have issued a joint call for tougher regulation of digital platforms, citing growing threats to children's health and development from online content and data harvesting.
Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has expressed condolences to the family of six-year-old Muhammad Faith Fatih Abdullah Fattah, a child with autism, who was discovered dead in an oil palm plantation near Sungai Sumun, Hutan Melintang.
Authorities in Shah Alam have escalated efforts to locate a 14-year-old boy missing for over a week, appealing to the public for assistance while urging against speculation.
A US federal judge has rejected Meta's attempt to dismiss a multi-state lawsuit alleging the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children while concealing the harms.
Police in Temerloh have detained a male teacher as they investigate allegations of sexual assault against a 14-year-old male student. The educator is assisting authorities with their inquiries into the matter.
Police have remanded a babysitter for three days following the death of an 11-month-old girl in Bedong, Sungai Petani. The detention is intended to facilitate the ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the child's death.
The European Commission is preparing preliminary findings alleging that Meta's Facebook and Instagram employ exploitative design techniques to addict children, escalating regulatory pressure under the Digital Services Act.
Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo outlined a two-pronged approach combining existing legal frameworks with a proposed AI Governance Bill to combat emerging threats from deepfakes, synthetic content, and identity manipulation across Malaysia.
An Indonesian domestic helper has been formally charged in Johor Baru's Sessions Court with injuring her employer's one-year-old child, reigniting public concern over the treatment and oversight of migrant domestic workers in Malaysia.
An Ohio law requiring parental consent for children's social media access has been upheld by a federal appeals court, marking a significant victory for child protection advocates and a setback for major tech companies challenging such restrictions.
Police in Johor Baru have elevated a young child's death to a murder investigation, leading to formal charges against the child's stepmother in court following examination of blunt trauma injuries.
A foreign national faces neglect charges in Johor Baru after her son died and daughter was critically injured in a fall from a 12th-floor apartment in Tampoi earlier this month.
The UK government will ban social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube for children under 16, with enforcement through action against platforms rather than fining children. Details will emerge in July.
Florida's attorney general has sued TikTok, claiming the platform breaches state legislation that prohibits social media companies from allowing children under 14 to create accounts. The case seeks compliance measures and damages.